Nov. 7, 2018
01:14 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
01:42 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
01:43 pm JST

Personally speaking it isnt going to make any bit of difference in the long run right now, the dems are not going to get anything through the senate and the republicans from the senate through the house.

Meaning the status quo will remain, with the exception that the noise is going to get a hell of a lot louder from both sides!

Nov. 7, 2018
02:25 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
02:31 pm JST

What happened to the red wave? Did the tide go out? Really looking forward to the democratic house asking for Trumps tax returns. And Muller, the floor is yours.

Also looking forward to trump declaring this result as the GREATEST EVER election for America.

We can expect the invasion from immigrants in Mexico to quietly fade away. Maybe to be replaced with a WONDERFUL meeting with Kim from NK or a declaration of war with Iran for wearing striped ties with check shirts.

Nov. 7, 2018
02:33 pm JST

Well looks like a split between Congress and Senate although the Democrats made some substantial gains. So another 2 years of interesting comments here on Japan Today. Should be entertaining. I would love for the U.S. to get a viable 3rd political party but I think neither of the 2 parties would allow it.

Nov. 7, 2018
02:43 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
02:47 pm JST

Did the tide go out? Really looking forward to the democratic house asking for Trumps tax returns. And Muller, the floor is yours.

Ok, so now with the GOP controlled Senate will have a great luck, good job Democrats know nothing will get done.

Also looking forward to trump declaring this result as the GREATEST EVER election for America.

As far as on the Senate side, yes, he sure can take credit for that.

We can expect the invasion from immigrants in Mexico to quietly fade away.

I doubt it.

Some sanity returns then.

No, because now the real fight of gridlock begins.

A real pity that toad Ted Cruz didn't get kicked to the gutter.

Why? O’Rourke millions and millions of dollars for it in to his campaign and still be lost, I think Democrats and liberals need to rethink that strategy of allowing the celebrities campaign for then, it’s Shawna doesn’t help them at all.

But at least Cheeto will get the checks and balances - and the investigations he deserves...

Yes, and like with Clinton that will only strengthen his head going into 2020, so good luck.

Nov. 7, 2018
02:51 pm JST

Chris Collins and Duncan Hunter, both Repubs indicted for felonies, have been reelected. And Steve King of Iowa, the House GOP's pet Nazi. I guess there will still always be permanent pockets of deplorability somewhere.

Nov. 7, 2018
03:30 pm JST

Pretty much as expected.

Actually think Repubs did a little better than I thought they would, but its still a loss for them, largely as predicted. Only the most ardent Republican supporter would predict they retained a house majority.

They also could force Trump to scale back his legislative ambitions, possibly dooming his promises to fund a border wall with Mexico, pass a second major tax-cut package or carry out his hardline policies on trade

Can't he just executive order a whole heap of stuff? That seems to be what he has done on a lot of occasions. I'm not familiar with the details though in terms of how things work in the U.S. I imagine another tax cut would require broad support. The U.S doesn't need tax cuts, it needs spending cuts. Heavy ones over time. Might even need some tax increases at the top end.

Will they find evidence of collusion? If Democrats find the evidence, its a big win for them. If they don't and they push it, its going to look like a witch hunt and definitely work in favour of Republicans in 2020.

Fortunately 1 of 2 Trumps policies are locked in, regardless of Democrat house and that's NATO spending which is great.

Will they maintain a hard line on China in trade? Lot of evidence to support bipartisan thinking on China in general, so that's another positive.

Hoping if there is a Democrat president in 2020, they rejoin the Paris climate agreement and pull back on other forms of environmental vandalism that the Republicans unfortunately like to indulge in.

Hopefully the senate can block any hard left fantasies and the very worst elements of the Democrat agenda of which they are many, particularly on social policies, gender quotas, affirmative action aka racism against whites and increasingly Asians.

Nov. 7, 2018
03:48 pm JST

Perfect result.

If losing control of the House is "perfect", would winning have been a disaster for Trump?

But to some extent you have a point. Trump can blame the failure to build a wall on the Democrats when actually he was never going to build one. If he had any sense, he will put a bill on a proposed wall straight to Congress.

Nov. 7, 2018
03:49 pm JST

This is a blessing in disguise for the right, we've been handed a convenient scapegoat for all future problems yet still take credit for successes.

Dow goes up - thanks Trump

Dow goes down - stupid Dems in Congress blocking anything.

What logic here. How about, Dow goes up, thank the House and democrats, if it goes down, blame Trump. Like it has gone down just last week with his foolish trade war with China. And his trillion dollar DEFICIT due to his irresponsible tax cut which was not paid for, as usual. I mean when are you EVER going to blame Trump for anything? Is he some god? Other than the god of groping and lies?

Nov. 7, 2018
04:00 pm JST

A simple House majority would be enough to impeach Trump if evidence surfaces that he obstructed justice or that his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia. But Congress could not remove him from office without a conviction by a two-thirds majority in the Republican-controlled Senate.

Interesting. An example of balance as intended.

In other words, the evidence is going to have to be strong to get rid of him, as it should be to get rid of a President of any stripe. If it is strong, Republicans will be under pressure to do the right thing.

Nov. 7, 2018
04:02 pm JST

Job #1 for Team Democrat: Cross-check with Mueller's team, if he hasn't already, subpoena Trump's tax records for last 30 years;

- Find out what tax he paid, if any...

- Determine where his income came from - investments in Russia?

- Find out who loaned him money - Russian oligarchs?

- Find out what Russian money was laundered through the Trump Foundation

In concert with Mueller, uncover all the lies, subterfuge and collusion...then when the facts are irrefutable, impeach this Imposter and send him back to his reality TV show - and maybe then this national nightmare will be over...

Nov. 7, 2018
04:09 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
04:17 pm JST

linconman, that's precisely my point. Americans didn't hand the House to the Dems for the purpose of retribution but to get things done. Certainly, transparency of the Trump regime must be revealed, but the Dems falling into the trap of making that their main purpose will ill serve them.

Nov. 7, 2018
04:27 pm JST

Glad my voted count. Great to see that the liberal/media manufactured "rock stars" here in Texas, Georgia and Florida all went down in flames.

Anyway, I'd like to personally thank all of the Hollywood donors and other rich democrat 1-percenters for pumping millions and millions of dollars into the losing Bobby O'Rourke campaign. All of that money went to making President Trump's economy (along with our economy) even stronger.

Nov. 7, 2018
04:31 pm JST

There should now be some counter balance to all of Trumps idiocy. Trump the lame duck for the next two years will have to kneel before the Democrats to get anything approved, and it will need to be acceptable to the more reasonable Democrats in order for that to happen at all. It will be lucky if Trump can achieve anything in the next two years more positive than staying out of trouble. He achieved chaos and a loss of world leadership, and loss of world standing for America in the past two years. Now the US is less respected and less liked than at any time I can remember in my lifetime. Trump calls these things his achievements. Lets hope we dont have to hear any more from him for a couple of years other than the already overused (they have been so unfair to me) statement he trots out at every rally and press conference.

Nov. 7, 2018
04:32 pm JST

linconman, that's precisely my point. Americans didn't hand the House to the Dems for the purpose of retribution but to get things done. Certainly, transparency of the Trump regime must be revealed, but the Dems falling into the trap of making that their main purpose will ill serve them.

My intent was for the House to exercise its Constitutionally protected role to oversee the Executive Branch - over the past two years we have seen cover-up after cover-up by Devon Nunes and the rest of the irresponsible Republican horde. Now is the time to bring back some integrity and credibility to Congress.

And if the Republicans and President want to work on issues that can be resolved in a bipartisan manner - Immigration reform, infrastructure, Space, etc, then let's make progress.

Nov. 7, 2018
05:12 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
05:26 pm JST

Congrats Dems, you have the House now. Let's see what you do with it. You can waste a lot of time lining up committees and investigations and procedures to try and assuage your two year old beating by Trump if you like. Or you can try to govern the country.

Gotta say, it would be the death knell for the Democrats if, suddenly, the economy goes south under their guidance. It reminds me of a dog that chases cars down the street all day. Once the dog actually catches a car, it doesn't know what to do.

Nov. 7, 2018
05:34 pm JST

You see, here's the problem with liberals: they exist only to hate on The Don. Democrats: do you actually have any constructive ideas of your own beyond impeaching the president? You've gotta stand FOR something, not just against it.

Nov. 7, 2018
05:42 pm JST

"Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the U.S. House of Representatives"

Uh huh. And the Republicans rode a wave of SATISFACTION with President Donald Trump to EXPAND their majority in the Senate.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, we will now have two years of obstruction tactics from the House, wasting time resisting and trying to impeach the president, which will GUARANTEE Trump's re-election and the Republicans taking the House back in 2020.

"What happened to the red wave?"

What happened to the Blue Wave? The Republicans EXPANDED their majority in the Senate.

"President Fail"

You must have missed the economic numbers, fairer trade deals with Mexico, Canada and the EU negotiated and ISIS being decimated. All this with virtually every Democrat and most of the media opposing "President Fail" at every turn.

"Considering how narrow the victory was, it is likely that Texas will go permanently Democrat in the next 10 years"

Har! Considering that Sadler LOST to Lyin' Ted, Texas ain't gonna go Democrat in the next 10 years, that I can tell you.

Nov. 7, 2018
05:43 pm JST

You can waste a lot of time lining up committees and investigations and procedures to try and assuage your two year old beating by Trump if you like. Or you can try to govern the country.

Can't speak for liberals but I imagine governing the country requires investigating lying, colluding, tax-dodging, racist sexual predators and bringing them to justice. Making sure they don't betray and destroy society piece by piece.

Nov. 7, 2018
05:45 pm JST

Interesting stat: go back to when GOP were resurgent during the Obama years. A large number of new GOP governors were voted into office in 2010, for example. Now with the news that Scott Walker lost his bid for a third term, none of that class of red wave governors is still in their respective statehouses. Yes, it is mostly due to term limits, but still interesting to see how turnover churns rapidly among governors compared to senators and congressional representatives, who sometimes hold onto their seats for decades.

Nov. 7, 2018
05:59 pm JST

Torasan, that's a good point, one that I agree with. There should be term limits on ALL government offices. Good for those states that impose them on governors. Hell, there are more than 20 House members who were elected in the 80s, or even earlier! One was elected when Nixon was president. The Senate isn't much better. A lot of them were House members or governors before ascending to the Senate (Senator elects Scott and Romney, are you listening? )

Nov. 7, 2018
05:59 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
06:05 pm JST

You must have missed the economic numbers, fairer trade deals with Mexico, Canada and the EU negotiated and ISIS being decimated. All this with virtually every Democrat and most of the media opposing "President Fail" at every turn.

And yet despite all of his successes, despite inheriting a superb economy, despite majorities in both houses, and despite spunking trillions on a tax cut for himself & his buddies, he got a licking today. That is why he is a failure.

Nov. 7, 2018
07:00 pm JST

The people have spoken, and the blue wave proves they HATE Trump. He himself declared it a verdict on his leadership, and the people have been clear that his leadership sucks.

I'm happy to see that America has regained at least some of its sanity. Let the investigations roll and start putting these chumps in jail. All of them. Flush that swamp right down the toilet into the prisons where they belong.

Nov. 7, 2018
07:09 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
07:18 pm JST

Good to hear the Dems can now begin the process of forcing Trump to release his always-being-audited tax returns. Chances are we'll find out that Trump was never actually eligible to run for POTUS because of illegal business practices and tax evasion (not tax avoidance). He can also kiss his little wall goodbye as well. Things will become more and more stormy for Trumpy.

Nov. 7, 2018
07:42 pm JST

Uh huh. And the Republicans rode a wave of SATISFACTION with President Donald Trump to EXPAND their majority in the Senate.

hardly only 35 of the 100 senate seats were available where as all the house seats were, Dems managed to take an extra 30 seats from the Republicans , guess where most of those gains came from? The womans vote. Make no mistake the AMerican women have spoken they make up 52% of registered voters and they are p**ssed! No prize on guessing at who. no use having an expanded majority in the senate if you cant get legislation passed in the house first, sent to the senate to vote on. LOL

Nov. 7, 2018
07:45 pm JST

Yet the senate of 55-45 or even 56-44 can block any nonsense.

cant block anything when legislation doesn't pass the house and get sent to the senate in the first place. seems we have a stalemate, Trump cant bulldozen his shite through house/congress like hes accustomed too.

Nov. 7, 2018
07:50 pm JST

No use having a majority in the House if you can't get the Senate to impeach Trump or block the president's SCOTUS nominees. LOL

impeachment was never really going to happen, far better stopping Trump getting BS legistation through the senate. whatever Trump can change with an executive order the next liberal POTUS can undo with a stroke of the same pen. LOL

Nov. 7, 2018
07:51 pm JST

So nothing passes. No lib said anything like “hey now we can have our legislative agenda!” It’s all now we can investigate Trump more and get his taxes. If that all your party wants to do for America that’s sad.

Nov. 7, 2018
08:06 pm JST

It’s all now we can investigate Trump more and get his taxes. If that all your party wants to do for America that’s sad.

no its about Trump bringing proper legislation to the house and not just making wishy washy shite up and ramming in down the throats of AMericans without any accountability. This is what real democracy taste like, I wonder if Trump can stomach it or not. LOL

Nov. 7, 2018
08:07 pm JST

So what are you saying, wtf, that Maxine Waters don't know wtf she be talking about?

"far better stopping Trump getting BS legislation through"

BS legislation like the tax cut that has helped get the economy roaring? No wait, that didn't have anything to with it, I keep forgetting this is Obama's economy!

"the next liberal POTUS"

Obama may very well have been the last one. After eight years of Donald, and then probably four to eight years of Don Jr / Ivanka, the U.S. will be doing so well, the Dems will have to become more conservative than liberal if they ever want a chance to win the WH again.

Nov. 7, 2018
08:14 pm JST

So what are you saying, wtf, that Maxine Waters don't know wtf she be talking about?

She will spend the next two years stuffing bribes and other illicit funds down her skirt while cackling about impeachment. She will certainly help Trump get re-elected, so good news for him.

And now the lowintels are trying to claim this wasn’t a verdict on trumps pathetic excuse for presidentry as if he wasn’t the one to claim that’s what it was himself.

Anyone who is familiar with first midterms after a new president is elected will know otherwise. But I sure they can be cured by reeducation camps sometime in the future when the crazy Dems are back in the driver's seat.

Nov. 7, 2018
08:17 pm JST

Trump couldn’t even get the majority of the votes the first time around l, and now his party loses even worse. The people are clear they HATE trump and the republicans. With the exception of a few morons left to their theology of Trump.

Also interestingly, in a survey of the American electorate conducted in all 50 states by NORC at the University of Chicago for The Associated Press and Fox News - the survey of 113,677 voters and 21,599 nonvoters was conducted Oct. 29 to Nov. 6, concluding as polls close on Election Day:

Nearly two-thirds of voters said Trump was a reason for their vote, while about a third said he was not.

And get this - A majority of voters overall said the country is headed in the wrong direction. About 6 in 10 voters said it is headed in the wrong direction, while around 4 in 10 said it's on the right track.

Nov. 7, 2018
08:32 pm JST

Trump couldn’t even get the majority of the votes the first time around l, and now his party loses even worse.

Yeah. Preliminary figures have it +7% Dem, up from +2% after Hillary's "defeat." There's Gerrymandering, vote blocking, and the inherent unfairness of the senate, but in an election with no wars and the economy humming, if Repubs are not panicking, they have their heads in the sand.

Nov. 7, 2018
09:01 pm JST

I expect that lead will widen as his supporters tend to be elderly and vote in the morning. So the heart of Orange County has turned blue.

For now perhaps, but there is no way in the long run that O.C. will turn blue or completely stay blue, went to school, grew up there, it’s a different world out there. Turning O.C. blue is as difficult as turning Austin red, it just won’t happen long term.

Nov. 7, 2018
09:18 pm JST

If that is really what happened, why didn't the same 'wave of dissatisfaction' let the Democrats ride a wave to win control of the Senate?

The Democrats did very good, but there was No giant blue tidal wave, all the races were way to close, thank goodness for the President going out and campaigning the way he did, if he wouldn’t have done that, I think the Dems could have won the Senate as well, also the way the Dems treated Kavanaugh didn’t help them one bit.

Nov. 7, 2018
09:21 pm JST

@serrano And you must not be aware that Trump is a multi-billionaire who is not owned by anyone financially...you have no idea or do I or anybody for that matter until his tax returns are released you dont know who owns him or who he is in debt to..

Nov. 7, 2018
09:22 pm JST

At least with the election over the caravan will fall out of the headlines, The GOP will find something new for their base to be afraid of.

The only real disappointment for me is Georgia. The GOP candidate really seemed like a P.O.S. I think a lot of Republicans would agree, but tribalism is strong. Party before country.

I’m not worried about gridlock. The GOP controlled everything and all they got was a tax cut that helped me more than average Republican. Everything else has been executive order which can be wiped out by the next prez.

Overall I think Dems did a good job holding the line for the first 2 years. The GOP held all the cards and squandered it.

Everything else has been executive order which can be wiped out by the next prez.

and vice versa with the next one after that. But this might be a good thing and a silver lining, because if the Democrats plan on acting needy as you always do just get really come back to haunt them in 2020, it did in 2010 and 2014.

Overall I think Dems did a good job holding the line for the first 2 years. The GOP held all the cards and squandered it.

Nothing out of the ordinary happened what usual happens to every President during the midterms.

Nov. 7, 2018
10:06 pm JST

To Democrats weren’t going to fund it, unless he legalizes over 4 million or more illegals, there was No way.

Not even a blueprint.

He had more than 11 prototypes

And now the funding will not be approved.

Not now it won’t or maybe...

You can create walls/fences that are largely ladder proof - you need a load of long spikes at the top of them shooting in all directions.

Will you put the military on the border in conjunction with the police and it’s border control plus and impregnable wall you will have the ultimate security you can’t catch everyone but your kids a lot more than you think, at least the majority.

Nov. 7, 2018
10:09 pm JST

Nov. 7, 2018
10:10 pm JST

It’s almost like there were no Senate results at all in liberal land. Lost Florida Senate, lost Florida and Georgia governor. Most of the Obama and Hollywood endorsed Dems lost. Lots of good things happened.

Nov. 7, 2018
10:12 pm JST

To Democrats weren’t going to fund it

Even if it were funded (100% Trump's failure actually) they will just use ladders and walk all over Trump land. What is Trump going to do about all those Mexicans coming over the wall by ladders? Ladders ladders ladders. Always worked to go over walls. What is Trump going to do about it? Illegal Mexicans are making a big fool out of Trump.

They can’t just ignore it and blame Trunps policies

It's Trump's fault. Once he stopped snatching children it gave the "all safe and go" for families to come over the border. Just like Reagan's 3M green card amnesty.

Will you put the military on the border in conjunction with the police and it’s border control plus and impregnable wall you will have the ultimate security you can’t catch everyone but your kids a lot more than you think, at least the majority.

Who is going to pay for all that? Then there will still be ladders. The illegal Mexicans will just continue to use ladders.

Nov. 7, 2018
10:15 pm JST

BS legislation like the tax cut that has helped get the economy roaring? No wait, that didn't have anything to with it, I keep forgetting this is Obama's economy!

Funny, no economist says that, once again, the liberal echo chamber shouting Obama needs to take credit, if so, he was against deregulations, he was content with a sluggish economy, he didn’t care about the coal minors, didn’t care about international business or the corporate tax.

It just sounds stupid, like the time he said Steve Jobs didn’t create Apple, he didn’t do it alone, therefore the man shouldn’t get all the credit. What a bunch of garbage, Obama was never a big business friendly guy, Trump is all business, that’s what he does and if the people didn’t think the economy was doing great on his watch, the GOP would have most definitely lost the Senate and the GOP would have lost as much as Obama did about 63 and that didn’t happen, not even close.

Nov. 7, 2018
10:16 pm JST

the Dems will have to become more conservative than liberal if they ever want a chance to win the WH again. no need just a person who represents minorities and womens rights, you know becuase it wasnt a blue wave that won the house for the Dems it was the womens wave, being 52% of the voting public here lies the key. No it wont be another Hillary but itll be soemone with far better track record of treating women and minorities with respect. Just imagine a strong liberal women as POTUS with that exective order pen in her hand , itll make many so called macho Trumpsters feel like theyve been neutured. LOL

Nov. 7, 2018
10:21 pm JST

Trump can still declassify FISA abuses any Mueller still has to show actual evidence if he has any.

yes well know soon, but at least Mueller can finish his investigation with little to worry from Trump firing him, not while the Dems hold the house. Trumps tries to shut down the investigation Dems can just reopen it again.

Nov. 7, 2018
10:23 pm JST

Trump is all business

Trump is completely terrible at business. He can't even get a wall built (and Mexicans will climb over it anyway with ladders). Bill gates is about 100x richer than Trump, which means he would be 100x better president. Also, Trump is 73 and it seems he is acting like an old paranoid man who just repeats MS-13 all the time. He has dementia. Bill Gates is also younger than Trump. Trump is old, paranoid and his mind is going bad. He's about that age.

Nov. 7, 2018
11:30 pm JST

The US economy is doing okay....... didn’t u guys say the economy would collapse under a Trump Administration? Hmm?

“Bill gates is about 100x richer than Trump, which means he would be 100x better president.”

We’re not trying to play Monopoly & build hotels on Park Place or Boardwalk. America has already done that plus much more over the last few generations. It’s about the people. I’d love to see Gates run. LoL - imagine the SNL skits. (Ohhh Wait!)

Nov. 8, 2018
12:06 am JST

We’re not trying to play Monopoly & build hotels on Park Place or Boardwalk

Trump did that. And his investors lost a lot of money. Gates not only brought riches to both himself and his investors he also successfully fought the government on big scales. But, I stand corrected, Bill Gates does not build cheesy hotels. He made world-class software used around the world. Proof that Bill Gates would be 100x better president than Trump.

We’re not trying to play Monopoly

Yes, we are. America first, remember? Trump is failing since he can't even build a wall or have President Hillary arrested for her crimes. Also, there is an increase of illegal Mexicans crossing the border and making Trump look stupid.

The US economy is doing okay

Sure, if it continues at 5% that Trump claims then I'm all for Barron Trump being president someday if that can last forever. Even though he is a very poor businessman (compared to world-class Bill Gates) somehow the Trump magic will keep us at 5% forever and the USA will never have a bubble burst.

Nov. 8, 2018
12:18 am JST

Notice the dems can only talk about getting Trump--no public policies, jist get Trump. They woukd rather be right than effective.

Good thing the dems only got the house. The transformation of the United States into a third world country can be staved off for a little while longer. I'm just hoping to make it through my lifetime before the dems turn everything into splitting resemblance of that movie The Children of Men.

Nov. 8, 2018
12:26 am JST

Yes, we are. America first, remember? Trump is failing since he can't even build a wall or have President Hillary arrested for her crimes. Also, there is an increase of illegal Mexicans crossing the border and making Trump look stupid.

I don't think there's a better example of the insanity plaguing us right now than this comment: fight Trump every step of the way, call him a racist and white supremacist for wanting to build the wall, then turn around and call him a failure in the same breath. Testament that Trump is damned if he does damned if he doesn't. Trump is the real criminal and he's just out to get Hillary; yet he's a failure because he hasn't jailed Hillary. Go figure.

Nov. 8, 2018
12:44 am JST

Not quite left wingers. Democrats had no wave and it wasn’t dissatisfaction with trump. The senate would have also been taken not expanded. The democrats barely took the house because right wing voters are dissatisfied with Paul Ryan and the buffoonery of the republicans in the house for the last 2 years

Nov. 8, 2018
02:31 am JST

Nov. 8, 2018
02:43 am JST

A very interesting election and election result. The Dems 30+ seats in the House are a lot fewer than the 50+ Republicans gained in Clinton’s first midterm and the 60+ they got on Obama’s first midterm. But still a solid and about average historically speaking.

The loses Dems suffered in the Senate were mostly close calls but still loses. Still 3 more Senate seats to be determined in Arizona, Mississippi, and Montana. Two of these are currently held by Republicans. When all is said and done Republicans will very likely have 55 seats in the Senate. A comfortable working majority and a good cushion for the next round of races in 2020 that are much more favorable to the Dems.

Looking forward to the coming impeachment and Trumps exoneration in the Senate. There will be a lot more conservative judges put in place over the next year and if he is lucky, Trump will get one more Supreme Court pick. I hope the great justice Clarence Thomas calls it a career so a younger version can be installed in his place.

Time for Trump to copy Obama’s strategy when he was in the same position and get out his phone and pen and get to work implementing conservative policies.

Nov. 8, 2018
04:14 am JST

Nov. 8, 2018
04:20 am JST

Wolfpack

A very interesting election and election result. The Dems 30+ seats in the House are a lot fewer than the 50+ Republicans gained in Clinton’s first midterm and the 60+ they got on Obama’s first midterm. But still a solid and about average historically speaking.

Looking at it on a number of seats point of view, it is less than the years you cite, however, that lower number is mostly due to Gerrymandering. Based on percentage popular vote, it is on of the biggest swings in history.

Serano

It wasn't a Blue Wave or Red Tsunami.

Are you kidding? A ~9% popular vote swing towards the Dems? Yep, that's a Blue Wave, baby.

Trump is looking scared. He is offering to work with Democrats, however he is trying to warn against investigating him. Good luck on that one buddy. The Republicans in the current house have been shamefully silent on Trump's conflicts of interests and many other issues. Time to look into these problems.

Nov. 8, 2018
05:16 am JST

Nov. 8, 2018
05:21 am JST

It's hilarious reading conservatives flail around trying to excuse losing the house. How many times have they mentioned Obama?

But the Dems don't have any policies . . . But the Dems have to be responsible now . . . We have two months to declassify things . . . (Keep clinging to your conspiracy theories.) But, but, but! Always buts with conservatives.

It's going to be entertaining watching conservatives whine once the Dems start investigating Trump. Undoubtedly, we'll hear ad nauseam how horrible the Dems are for acting exactly like the repugs.

Conservatives: Stop lying to yourselves constantly. Stop lying to everyone else constantly. Take back whatever shreds of dignity and integrity you have left and stop swallowing everything Trump puts in your mouths.

Nov. 8, 2018
05:23 am JST

Plus, you still need 2/3 of Republican senators to vote for impeachment.

Someone doesn't know how the impeachment process works. Since cursory research evades conservatives, I'll help. The House impeached. Then, the Senate holds a trial and 2/3 of senators are needed to convict the president.

Accuracy is sooooo difficult when you live in the conservative bubble, which is airtight so deprives you of oxygen.

Nov. 8, 2018
05:29 am JST

Nov. 8, 2018
05:31 am JST

Plus, you still need 2/3 of Republican senators to vote for impeachment.

This is a good thing actually. While it means that Trump may not be impeached, after the Democrats have put together their case for impeachment and put it forward to the people, a vote will force people to be clear on whether they prioritize party or people. The more senators that choose party over people, the more people will be alienated against such sentators. It's time not only to expose Trump, but to expose the senators who are useless.

Nov. 8, 2018
05:46 am JST

I don't think there's a better example of the insanity plaguing us right now than this comment: fight Trump every step of the way, call him a racist and white supremacist for wanting to build the wall, then turn around and call him a failure in the same breath. Testament that Trump is damned if he does damned if he doesn't. Trump is the real criminal and he's just out to get Hillary; yet he's a failure because he hasn't jailed Hillary. Go figure.

There are four operative words in this paragraph - insanity, right, racist and white supremacist. Put them together and you define the current Republican Party.